Nsele

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Nsele
Commune de Nsele
N'Sele
Commune
Nsele on a map of Kinshasa communes
Kinshasa city-province on a map of the DRC
Coordinates: 4°22′28″S 15°29′41″E / 4.37444°S 15.49472°E / -4.37444; 15.49472Coordinates: 4°22′28″S 15°29′41″E / 4.37444°S 15.49472°E / -4.37444; 15.49472
Country Democratic Republic of the Congo
Province Kinshasa
District Tshangu
Area
  Total 898.79 km2 (347.02 sq mi)
Population (2004 est.)
  Total 140,929
  Density 160/km2 (410/sq mi)

Nsele or N'Sele is a municipality (commune) in the Tshangu district of Kinshasa, the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[1]

It is situated in the east of Kinshasa, on the Pool Malebo. Nsele is a primarily rural commune, just like its neighbour Maluku on the other bank of the river Nsele River.

Demographics

Historical population of Nsele
Year1970198420032004
Population24,09628,963136,290140,929

References

  1. "Géographie de Kinshasa (Geography of Kinshasa)" (in French). Ville de Kinshasa (City of Kinshasa). Retrieved 20 August 2011. 


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